About me
Hello! I am a Person Centred Counsellor based in Christchurch, just between Wisbech and March. I work either online or face to face. My workspace is a private garden room, with easy parking and is available for daytime or evening sessions. I have experience working with adults and young people, and I can offer you the space and time to work through things that are causing you anxiety, depression or unhappiness in your life. These may be current issues, or experiences from the past which are still impacting on your life in a negative way. I am non judgemental and open, and all sessions are confidential. I am a registered member of BACP and work within their ethical framework. I am also a qualified and experienced supervisor for both counsellors and counsellors in training.
In addition to counselling, I am qualified in working with EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitisation and Reprocessing) which is a form of therapy that is often used when a client presents with trauma, phobias or addiction. It can be helpful in moving on from distressing memories or experiences that are impacting on your life.
My hours of work are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and I have day and evening appointments. There is some flexibility in the days that I work, but this would be agreed on an individual basis.
Being a very early riser, I am able to offer early morning appointments from 6.30 am. In the past, these have been popular with shift workers, or those with caring or work commitments. My last appointment is 8pm.
If you would like to speak to me, without obligation, please do not hesitate to give me a call or send me a message. If you leave me a message I will do my very best to get back to you the same day. I believe we all have the capacity to make a changes to our lives, given the right conditions and support. As a Person Centred Counsellor and EMDR practitioner, this is what I would like to offer to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) in Person Centred Counselling
Member of BACP (MBACP)
Certificate of Counsellor Supervision (OCN)
Specialist training in EMDR (LSCCH)
I have many years experience working with young people who experienced difficulties with behaviour, engagement in education or offending. This included working with young people in custody, mentoring young people on the cusp of offending and supporting young people in schools. I have also worked with the parents of young people who have issues with their behaviour. I update my safeguarding training yearly and I regularly attend online and in-person CPD sessions that are appropriate to my work.
As a counsellor, I spent 5 years working in a GP practice, I have worked in both primary and secondary school as a counsellor for students and sometimes staff.
I spent several years in East Sussex working with victims of domestic abuse, including working with men and women who were in abusive relationships, and those who had managed to survive the abuse, but needed support in moving on with their lives. I also provided training in Domestic Abuse Awareness to nurses, midwives and doctors, along with outside agencies including The Terrence Higgins Trust and agencies supporting those with addictions.
I moved to Cambridgeshire in 2022 and I am looking forward to working with clients both face to face, and online.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £50.00 per session for an individual for both counselling and supervision. Sessions are one hour long. Concessions are available and I will discuss those with you on an individual basis.
I offer reduced rates for counsellors in training both for counselling and supervision.
When I work
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Further information
I hold a Certificate of Counselling Supervision and I am able to supervise counsellors and trainee counsellors either face to face or online.
I have full DBS clearance and have a certificate available to view.
I am qualified in EMDR through the London School of Clinical Communication and Hypnotherapy
All of my work is grounded within the Person Centred Approach, which I studied at degree level.
